University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham is the oldest of three universities in the English city of Birmingham. It was founded in 1900 as a successor to Mason Science College, and is thus the earliest of the "Redbrick" universities. A major research-led institution, it currently has nearly 17,000 undergraduate and 7,000 postgraduate students.

Principal officers of the university

• The Chancellor of the University, the ceremonial figurehead, is Sir Dominic Cadbury.
• The Pro-Chancellor is Lord Hannay of Chiswick.
• The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is Professor Michael Sterling